Dallimerick

A lobbyist down on his knees --

the Commissioner immune to his pleas --

said “Sir, everything’s fine,

you won’t have to resign.

Now please don’t be such a Maltease.”

rhymes with banker (2012 remix)

haircut in the dock,

white, hot under the collar
in sweat-stained chalk stripe

Europe bails

A compromise hammered out,

during months of debate --

now the real work begins,

and not a moment too late.

We roll up our sleeves and start

right away --

in September, that is,

after the holiday.

g&t asap

botanical bubbles rise

through the proof of your

mouth to your eyes

as the tang on tip of your

tongue complies.

‘tis the season

to be lime* squeezin --

you can’t get

too pissed with every

sip so sun-kissed.

(*or lemon if you insist)

gasoline dream

The price of gas cannot be

counted in dollars and cents

or even parts per million;

but it is high

none the less.

No, the real test

is whether after filling

up you have enough

change

left to buy 
back the sky.

blueprint for a roadmap

stakeholders!

join our consultation,

turn your white paper green

or, even, non-

.

civil society’s best practices

are being exchanged

and your contribution

is

essential

to

our

reflection.

Heartland haiku

climate denier:
chill bumps from the brain-freeze drain
the sound of science

Limerick Santorum

There once was a man named Santorum
who stormed the electoral forum.
His primary appeal
was political zeal,
with which for Romney a new one he tore him.

Twitter Conjugation

M. Sarkozy, ecoutez et repetez:
Je twis,
Tu twis,
Il/elle twit
Nous twittons
Vous twittez
Ils/elles twittent

of all the greatest, love

Media
will feed you
a ready steady diet
of pop martyrs –
they’re better than burned out;
forget about the fadeaway.
They shall suffer first
in the public eye
and make us share
the pain.
The artist may be gone
but the business
beats on.